By , the team was playing well enough to lay claim to the South German championship. After World War I, Nürnberg would gradually turn their success into dominance of the country's football.

In the period from July to February , the team would go unbeaten in official matches. As early as , they came to be referred to simply as " Der Club " in recognition of their skill and of their style on and off the field, and would go on to become one of the nation's most widely recognized and popular teams.

Nürnberg faced SpVgg Fürth in the first national championship held after the end of World War I, beating the defending champions 2—0.

That would be the first of five titles Der Club would capture over the course of eight years. In each of those wins, they would shutout their opponents.

The final was contested by Nürnberg and Hamburger SV but never reached a conclusion on the pitch.

The match was called on account of darkness after three hours and ten minutes of play, drawn at 2—2. The re-match also went into extra time, and in an era that did not allow for substitutions, that game was called at 1—1 when Nürnberg was reduced to just seven players and the referee ruled incorrectly the club could not continue.

Considerable wrangling ensued over the decision. Ultimately, the Viktoria trophy was not officially presented that year. FCN's dominance was already beginning to fade when they captured their final trophy of the era in as the game began to evolve into a more quickly paced contest which did not suit their slower, more deliberate approach.

While they continued to field strong sides, other clubs rose to the forefront of German football. In , they lost in the final to Schalke 04 , a club that would go on to become the strongest side in the era of football under the Third Reich.

Nürnberg would capture national titles just before and after World War II in and in the first post-war national final, and would also take the Tschammerpokal, the forerunner of today's DFB-Pokal , in and The post-war period began with the club being integrated in the Oberliga Süd , one of the five top divisions in West-Germany at the time.

Nürnberg managed to win this league six times until , winning the national championship in FCN captured their eighth national title and appeared in a losing effort in the following year's final.

Some consolation was to be had in the team capturing its second DFB-Pokal in The club's strong play made it an obvious choice to be amongst the 16 teams selected to participate in the Bundesliga , Germany's new professional football league, formed in Der Club played as a mid-table side through the league's early years until putting on a dominating performance in in which it sat atop the league table from the fifth week of play on to the end of the season, en route to its first Bundesliga title.

It went on to become the first club to be relegated from the Bundesliga as the reigning champions. It would take the club nine years to recover and return from an exile in the second tier, first the Regionalliga Süd , then the 2.

Bundesliga Süd , that included several failed efforts in the promotion rounds. FCN returned to the Bundesliga for a year in , but played to a 17th-place finish and were relegated again.

The club immediately played its way back to the top flight, but since then its Bundesliga performances have been stumbling ones, characterized by finishes well down the league table and occasional relegation for a season or two.

The side's best recent result was a fifth-place finish in The early s also saw the rise of a longstanding and intense friendship between the fans of Nürnberg and those of former archrival Schalke Fans accompany each other's on their respective away games, and the two season matches between the teams are generally a very laid-back and hospitable affair for all fans involved.

In the mids, Nürnberg had financial problems that led to their being penalized six points in the —96 season while playing in the 2.

The club was relegated to the third division as a consequence. Improved management saw the club clawing back and return to the top flight eventually.

In , however, 1. FCN suffered what was arguably the worst meltdown in Bundesliga history. Going into the last game of the season, the club sat in 12th place, three points and five goals ahead of Eintracht Frankfurt , which was sitting in 16th place and seemingly headed to relegation.

Nürnberg was closing out the season with what looked to be an easy home game against SC Freiburg , which was also facing relegation.

Frankfurt was up against 1. Therefore, FCN had already begun soliciting season tickets for next Bundesliga season in a letter to current season ticket holders within celebrating successfully avoiding relegation.

The stage was set for an improbable outcome. Nürnberg lost 1—2 with Frank Baumann missing a chance to score in the last minute.

FCN crashing to 16th place and into a shock relegation. FCN rebounded and played in the Bundesliga but still found itself flirting with relegation from season to season.

However, it had comfortably avoided relegation in the —06 season , finishing eighth in the Bundesliga.

After several years of consolidation, Nürnberg seemed back as a force to reckon with in Bundesliga football. In the first round of —08, however, the team could convince no more in Bundesliga.

In the consequence of no improvement, Meyer was replaced by Thomas von Heesen after two legs in second round. The latter one did not do much better, and so 1.

FCN was relegated after finishing 16th after losing a 2—0 home match against Schalke 04 on the final matchday. After not meeting the expectations of dominating the 2.

After a slow start, Oenning was able to guide Nürnberg to a third-place finish and a playoff with 16th placed Energie Cottbus. Nürnberg won the playoff 5—0 on aggregate, rejoining the Bundesliga.

The club was demoted again, however, after the —14 season , finishing 17th with a final matchday loss to Schalke The club finished third in the —16 season and qualified for the promotion play-off to the Bundesliga, but lost on aggregate to Eintracht Frankfurt to remain in the 2.

SpVgg Greuther Fürth is 1. FCN's longest standing local rival. The rivalry dates back to the early days of German football when, at times, those two clubs dominated the national championship.

The clubs have played matches against one another, the most in German professional football. In , the Germany national team consisted only of players from Nürnberg and Fürth for a match against the Netherlands in Amsterdam.

The players travelled in the same train, but with the Nürnberg players in a carriage at the front of the train and those from Fürth in a carriage at the rear, while team manager Georg B.

Blaschke sat in the middle. A Fürth player scored the first goal of the match but was only congratulated by Fürth players.

Allegedly, Hans Sutor , a former Fürth player, was forced to leave the team when he married a woman from Nuremberg. He was later signed by 1.

FC Nürnberg and was in the team that eventually won three national championships. Games against Bayern Munich are usually the biggest events of the season, as the two clubs are the most successful in Bavaria and Germany overall.

After a slow start, Oenning was able to guide Nürnberg to a third-place finish and a playoff with 16th placed Energie Cottbus.

Nürnberg won the playoff 5—0 on aggregate, rejoining the Bundesliga. The club was demoted again, however, after the —14 season , finishing 17th with a final matchday loss to Schalke The club finished third in the —16 season and qualified for the promotion play-off to the Bundesliga, but lost on aggregate to Eintracht Frankfurt to remain in the 2.

SpVgg Greuther Fürth is 1. FCN's longest standing local rival. The rivalry dates back to the early days of German football when, at times, those two clubs dominated the national championship.

The clubs have played matches against one another, the most in German professional football. In , the Germany national team consisted only of players from Nürnberg and Fürth for a match against the Netherlands in Amsterdam.

The players travelled in the same train, but with the Nürnberg players in a carriage at the front of the train and those from Fürth in a carriage at the rear, while team manager Georg B.

Blaschke sat in the middle. A Fürth player scored the first goal of the match but was only congratulated by Fürth players.

Allegedly, Hans Sutor , a former Fürth player, was forced to leave the team when he married a woman from Nuremberg. He was later signed by 1. FC Nürnberg and was in the team that eventually won three national championships.

Games against Bayern Munich are usually the biggest events of the season, as the two clubs are the most successful in Bavaria and Germany overall.

FC Nürnberg II or 1. The team had been playing in the Bayernlig since , finishing runners-up three times in those years.

When not playing in the Bayernlig, the team used to belong to the Landesliga Bayern-Mitte. Nowadays, it plays in the tier four Regionalliga Bayern.

The recent season-by-season performance of the club: Der Club boasted the title of Deutscher Rekordmeister as holder of the most championships for over 60 years although occasionally having to share the honour with Schalke 04 before being overtaken by Bayern Munich in However, currently only titles earned since in the Bundesliga are officially recognized.

It has been the club's home since , [7] and currently has a capacity of 50, spectators following the stadium's most recent expansion during the winter break of the —10 season.

The stadium was built in and was known as Stadion der Hitler-Jugend from to Originally having a capacity of 40, spectators, it was expanded in to hold 65, and subsequently hosted the Cup Winners' Cup final between Bayern Munich and Rangers , won 1—0 by the German side.

The facility was refurbished for the FIFA World Cup and another recently completed renovation allowed it to seat 45, for four preliminary round matches and one Round of 16 contest of the World Cup.

The Frankenstadion since bears the commercial name "Grundig Stadion" under an arrangement with a local company. The majority of the fans was in favour of renaming it after club legend Max Morlock.

Morlock's name was finally used in The club is currently discussing the possibility of building a new stadium, which is to be completed by A feasibility study has been commissioned and contact has already been made with potential partners.

It will be built on the site of Frankenstadion and hold a capacity of 50, spectators. Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules.

Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. In the summer of , as part of the club's celebration of its th anniversary, Nürnberg fans voted for the best players in the club's history.

The players who received the most votes in each position were named in the club's greatest ever team. Outstanding coaches of the earlier years include Izidor "Dori" Kürschner , , Fred Spiksley , s , former player Alfred Schaffer s , Dr.

Karl Michalke s , Alwin "Alv" Riemke s—s and former player Hans "Bumbes" Schmidt s, s , who notably did not win a single of his four German Championship titles as coach with Nürnberg, but three of them with the long-standing main rivals Schalke He was also four times champion as player, thereof three times with the Club , and once with the earlier archrival SpVgg Greuther Fürth.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. FC Nürnberg Full name 1. Bundesliga , 2nd promoted Website Club website. For recent transfers, see List of German football transfers winter —18 and List of German football transfers summer Roth — Franz Schäfer.

Retrieved 18 September Archived from the original on 27 September Retrieved 1 October Archived from the original on 23 November Archived from the original on 9 April Retrieved 2 September Retrieved 3 April Archived from the original on 2 August Club Current squad Reserve team Stadium.